Machine for making match-splint cards



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P. BEER. MACHINE FOR MAKING MATCH SPLINT CARDS. No. 497,746. PatentedMay 16,1893.

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PETER BEER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

MACHINE FOR MAKING MATCH-SPLINT CARDS.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 497,746, dated May16, 1893.

Application filed June 1, 1892. Serial No. 435,197. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER BEER, a citizen of the United States, residingat Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new and useful Iniprovements in Machines for Making Match-Splint Cards, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to that class of match machines which aredesigned for the prod uction of cards used in the manufacture ofsocalled match splint cards. In the present state of the art such cardsare manufactured by slicing them off from blocks of ,wood, the crosssection of which has the required dimensions of a so-called card. At thesame time the machine which does this work contains devices forpartially dividing the cards off into match splints and forming atapering tip on the splints, whereby the cards leave the machinefinished complete and ready for dipping. Amachine of this kind has beendevised by me heretofore and for which I have obtained Letters PatentNo. 335,416, and my present invention is designed to form an improvementthereon.

This improvement consists in holding the blocks from which the cards aresliced off in a stationary receptacle and using a'reciprocating slicer;further in a more simple and efficient feeding device for the blocks,and further in the peculiar construction and arrangement of the devicesfor dividing the cards into splints, and forming tapering tips on thesplints, all as more fully hereinafter described and shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan of my improvedmachine with the block holding receptacle in horizontal section, asindicated on line z-e in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinalsection on line 0cw in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged planof thereciprocating slicer with the block holding receptacle omitted. Fig. 4:is an elevation of the front end of the machine with the covering forthe feed rolls and for revolving cutters taken away. Fig. 5 is ahorizontal section of the block holding receptacle on line y-y in Fig.2. Fig. 6 is a cross section of one of the revolving cutters. Fig. 7 isa perspective view of a block operated upon by the machine. Fig. 8 is anenlarged perspective View of one of the match splint cards made by themachine.

Upon a suitable supporting frame is mounted in'horizontal guides A, thereciprocating slicer B, the movement of which is obtained in anysuitable manner, as for instance by a pitinan connection 0 with arevolving crank wheel D supported in hearings in one end of the frame.The reciprocating slicer is provided with two slicer knives E adjustably and removably secured in any suitable manner upon the frame ofthe slicer. The cutting edges a of the knives are presented obliquely toform a drawing cut with the bevelof the cutting edges formed on theunder side of the knives. In front and between the cutting edges theslicer is provided with a face plate F which is in a plane parallel withthe upper plane of the knives, but the thickness of a card (or match)below it, and suitable throats b are formed between the cutting edges ofthe knives and the face plate for the discharge of the cards sliced offby the knives. Upon the face plate is formed or secured between the twoknives the longitudinal fence G, which extends between the knives andhas its upper face preferably in the same plane with the upper faces ofthe knives. The front end of the face plate carries two knife-combs H Hone for each slicer knife; these knifecombs are each composed of aseries of small knives 0 provided with rounded cutting edges projectingabove the face plate a distance about the thickness of a match. Theseknives c are spaced apart the thickness of a match and are preferablyclamped within a detachable section G of the face plate, whereby theymay be readily adjusted and removed for sharpening when required. Theobject of these knife-combs is to divide the cards into match splints aswill be seen more fully hereinafter.

Above the reciprocating slicer is stationarily mounted upon the frame,the block holding receptacle I which for this particular machine isprovided with two vertical open ended compartments 1 I separated by thecentral partition 1 Each of these compartments is of a cross-section toadmit of placing into them the blanks from which the cards are cut, sucha bIank representing a square block of wood, being shown in Fig. 7. Theblocks placed in these compartments are fed intermittently to theslicer, which is adapted to freely reciprocate underneath, by mechanicalfeeding devices consisting of a pair of feed rolls J for eachcompartment. These feed rolls are placed upon the front and rear sidesof the receptacle near the lower end thereof, suitable openings beingformed for them in the walls of said receptacle. The front and rearrolls are respectively secured upon common shafts journaled in suitablebearings and revolved by two intermeshing gear wheels K which receiveintermittent motion, through the feed wheel L which in turn is actuatedby a feed pawl M whichreceives motion from a moving part of the machine,as for instance from a revolving cam N on the shaft of the crank wheelD. The feed rollers are corrugated or preferably have sharp spur teeth 0which cut slightly into the blocks in feeding them down upon the slicer.

The compartments have to be made somewhat of larger cross-section thanthe cross section of the blocks so as to permit the blocks to be readilyplaced into and freely fed downward to the knives and to permit also ofa slight variation in the size of the blocks which cannot always beavoided. It becomes, however, necessary that the lower ends of theblocks should have no loose play within the compartments as it wouldresult in poor work and to this end I form in the lower end of each ofthe compartments one or more vertical fins O, which project suificientlyfrom the inner face of the walls to cut sufiiciently into the woodenblocks to hold the same firmly in position. The drawings show two suchfins in each compartment projecting from the division wall I they cutinto the sides near the lower ends of the wooden blocks and crowd themagainst the opposite wall in each compartment thereby holding themfirmly in place even if the blocks should slightly vary in crosssection.

At the lower end of each compartment are placed a series of revolvingcutters P, the object of which is to operate against the front side ofthe blocks as they are fed downward. These cutters are preferablyconstructed of a series of small disk cutters spaced apart betweencenters equal to the thickness of a match splint, the cutters near theouter edges being beveled as shown in Fig. 6, to cut V- shaped groovesin the block as shown in Fig. 7, to the depth about equal to the lengthof the dipping end of the matches.

The cutters for the two compartments are assembled upon a common arborjournaled in suitable bearings and provided witha pulley to which thepower is applied for revolving the cutters. The feed rolls and cuttersare preferably protected by an outer covering which in the case of thecutters is connected with a suction fan (not shown) to carry the dbrisaway from the cutters as is a common practice in wood cutting machinery.

In practice the parts being arranged and constructed as shown anddescribed they are intended to operate as follows: Suitable blocks forcutting the cards being inserted in the compartments and motion beingimparted to the machine the cutters in revolving will cut V-shapedgrooves into the lower end of the front faces of the blocks therebyforming what constitutes afterward the tapering tip of the match towhich the chemical is applied. The slicer in reciprocating moves farenough to the rear to withdraw the knives E from underneath the blockholding receptacle, and as soon as this occurs the feeding devicesoperate and feed the blocks in the receptacle down in contact againstthe face plate B. By

the farther rearward movement of the slicer,

the knife combs are drawn under the blocks and cut into the lower facesof the same up to within a small distance of the rear edge of the block.The cutter disks, and knives in the combs correspond with each other inn u mber and relative position so that the knives of the combs enter thegrooves made by the cutters. The slicer upon reversing has the lowerfaces of the blocks pressed against its face plate F by the feed rolls.The knives E E being therefore at the higher plane will cut off from thelower end of each block a card, which cards pass through the throats inthe slicer and drop underneath. The cards thus cut off have thethickness of a match and each card is partly divided off into splintswith tapering tips formed on the free end of each individual matchsplint, whereby the cards may be readily dipped without having the tipsstuck together. The individual splints in each card are just severed farenough to still hold them together firmly enough to permit of the cardsbeing handled without breaking up and at the same time allow of readilyseparating them for use. The partition wall I and fence G have the samelateral dimension, thus while the cards are cut off by the knives theinner lower edges of the blocks bear against the sides of the fence Gand by this arrangement the knives are enabled to make a perfectly cleanand complete cut.

The function of the fins in holding the blocks firmly in position whilebeing operated upon is important for producing good work and I havefound them much more efficient than the clamping devices formerly usedby me for the purpose.

My machine may be constructed to have but one set of devices for makingcards or it may be constructed to have more than the two sets showncombined in one machine and as such changes are simple and involve noinvention 1 refer to them as obvious modifications of my invention. Thecombination of two sets of devices in the manner shown, I find, however,to be best for practical use. 1

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a machine for making match splintcards, the combination of a reciprocating slicer having a knife with anoblique cutting edge, a face plate on said slicer in front of said knifeand upon a lower plane than the plane of the knife, a'longitudinal fenceupon said face plate, a receptacle stationarily mounted above the slicerand provided with two vertical compartments between which the fencemoves and means for holding the block in said compartment and feeding itto the slicer, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for making match splint cards, the combination with astationary frame, of a slicer adapted to reciprocate in horizontalguides in said frame and provided with a knife having an oblique cuttingedge, a face plate on said slicer upon a lower plane than the knife, aknife comb in advance of the face plate, a fence on said face plate0pposite to the cutting edge of the knife, a receptacle stationarilymounted upon the frame of the machine above the slicer and having twovertical open ended compartments, fixed meansfor holding and feeding theblock and a revolving series of cutters adapted to operate against theface of the block, substantially as described.

3. In a machine for making match splint cards, the combination with theframe, of a slicer adapted to reciprocate in horizontal guides in saidframe and having a knife provided with an oblique cutting edge, a faceplate on said slicer upon a lower plane than the knife, a longitudinalfence upon said face plate, opposite to the cutting edge of the knife,

a knife comb on said face plate in front of the slicer knife and adaptedto cut into the lower face of the block, a receptacle stationarilymounted upon the frame and having a vertical open ended compartment, apair of intermittently operating feed rolls at the lower end of saidcompartment upon the front and rear side respectively, a series ofrevolving tapering cutters below the feed roll on the front side and oneor more fixed fins interiorly of the compartment, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a machine for making match splint cards, the combination with theframe, of the reciprocating slicer provided with the oblique knives E Eand a face plate F, the longitudinal fence G between said slicer knives,the knife combs set in the face plate in front of the slicer knives, thereceptacle I mounted on the frame above the slicer and divided into twocompartments, the feed rolls J arranged in pairs for each compartment infront and rear thereof respectively, a series of revolving taper cuttersP for each compartment and the fixed vertical fins O on the interiordivision wall between the compartments, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER BEER.

Witnesses:

M. B. ODOGHERTY, N. L. LINDoP.

